It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment

The Nation ^ | August 8, 2019 | Elie Mystal

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

If Patriots guns were taken away the first thing the Liberal Fascists would do is have ‘The Hunt’ in real life.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

Am I mistaken or was it Ainsley on Fox and Friends this morning asking do we really need AK-15’s?

[central_va]

What about AR-47’s?

[nobamanomore]

Why not start at the top, do away with the 1st Amendment? Hell, it’ll be a utopia if we just do away with the entire bill of rights and the Constitution!

[SaveFerris]

;)

[ridesthemiles]

After the Democrat government assault at Waco that killed children.....”””

How many people remember that ERIC HOLDER was an assistant AG under Reno at that time & that HOLDER was the one urging the assault on the Koresh compound???

[MarvinStinson]

Elie Mystal says he wants ‘pitchforks and torches’ outside pro-Trump Equinox chairman’s house.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-commentator-says-he-wants-pitchforks-and-torches-outside-pro-trump-equinox-chairmans-house

A guest on MSNBC called for “pitchforks and torches” outside the Hamptons residence of Equinox and SoulCycle chairman Stephen Ross after it became known that he was hosting a fundraiser for President Trump.

Above The Law executive editor Elie Mystal said he had “no problem” with putting a spotlight on billionaire donors like Ross “who fund this kind of racialized hate” since people of color are “already targets” under the Trump administration. He told the panel that he was willing to “go further.”

“I want pitchforks and torches outside this man’s house in the Hamptons,” Mystal said. “I’ve been to the Hamptons, it’s very nice. There’s no reason it has to be. There’s no reason he should be able to have a nice little party. There’s no reason why people shouldn’t be able to be outside of his house and making their voices peacefully understood.”

[SaveFerris]

Typical Democrat terrorist he is.

[Svartalfiar]

When the bulwark of state defense was the militia, privately armed, there may have been good reason for the historical and military test of the right to bear arms. But in this state the militia, although legally existent and composed of all able-bodied male citizens...is practically extinct and has been superseded by the National Guard and reserve organizations... The historical test would render the constitutional provision lifeless. The protection of the Constitution is not limited to militiamen nor military purposes, in terms, but extends to "every person" to bear arms for the "defense of himself" as well as of the state.

Here, let's play a little game of What-If.

What if the Second Amendment did only apply to the militia? What if, as these liberals believe, it was a collective right, and had nothing to do with recognizing the right of all the people to be armed? In that case, we must figure out exactly what the Founding Fathers meant by the 'militia'. Here's a few select quotes from the debates at Pennsylvania's Constitutional Convention:

- But what is meant of our militia? Why, when he spoke of them, he meant American citizens, accustomed to the use of arms; not in the camp or in the field, but American citizens accustomed to use THEIR ARMS, and to all that manual dexterity which could only be gained by long practice; not field maneouvering and marching, but a perfect knowledge of the rifle and the musket.

- ...Who saved Baltimore? ... Who obtained the victory at New Orleans? ... These militia, trained and disciplined in their own houses; not practised in the field, but BRINGING THEIR GUNS WHICH THEY WERE TAUGHT TO USE WHEN CHILDREN.."

If we read the Militia Act of 1792 we will have a better understanding what is meant by militia.

I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years (except as is herein after excepted) shall severally and respectively be enrolled in the militia, by the Captain or Commanding Officer of the company, within whose bounds such citizen shall reside, and that within twelve months after the passing of this Act.

And a few more that I've gathered from all over the place:

- “Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American... The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state government, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people” (Tench Coxe, Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788)

- “The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to disarm the people. Such a flagitious attempt could only be made under some general pretense by a state legislature. But if in any blind pursuit of inordinate power, either should attempt it, this amendment may be appealed to as a restraint on both.” [William Rawle, A View of the Constitution 125-6 (2nd ed. 1829)

- “I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for few public officials.” (George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 425-426)